Aoret v KoalaOfDoom: Non-green 4C Grid Draft

[Jason Waddell]

Grid Drafting!

Pack 1

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Meloku the Clouded Mirror
1 Silverblade Paladin

Row 2:
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Fact or Fiction

Row 3:
1 Blood Crypt
1 Red Sun's Zenith
1 Jinxed Idol

Column 1:
1 Geist of Saint Traft
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Blood Crypt

Column 2:
1 Meloku the Clouded Mirror
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Red Sun's Zenith

Column 3:
1 Silverblade Paladin
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Jinxed Idol

Pack 2

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Thundermaw Hellkite
1 Temporal Mastery
1 Fire // Ice

Row 2:
1 Athreos, God of Passage
1 Student of Warfare
1 Godless Shrine

Row 3:
1 Go for the Throat
1 Grafted Wargear
1 Liliana of the Veil

Column 1:
1 Thundermaw Hellkite
1 Athreos, God of Passage
1 Go for the Throat

Column 2:
1 Temporal Mastery
1 Student of Warfare
1 Grafted Wargear

Column 3:
1 Fire // Ice
1 Godless Shrine
1 Liliana of the Veil

Pack 3

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Porcelain Legionnaire
1 Grave Titan
1 Abyssal Persecutor

Row 2:
1 Kolaghan's Command
1 Watery Grave
1 Pillar of Flame

Row 3:
1 Fencing Ace
1 Brainstorm
1 Damnation

Column 1:
1 Porcelain Legionnaire
1 Kolaghan's Command
1 Fencing Ace

Column 2:
1 Grave Titan
1 Watery Grave
1 Brainstorm

Column 3:
1 Abyssal Persecutor
1 Pillar of Flame
1 Damnation

Pack 4

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Chained to the Rocks
1 Dismember
1 Aven Mindcensor

Row 2:
1 Curse of Shallow Graves
1 Wall of Omens
1 Condemn

Row 3:
1 Shriekmaw
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mizzium Mortars

Column 1:
1 Chained to the Rocks
1 Curse of Shallow Graves
1 Shriekmaw

Column 2:
1 Dismember
1 Wall of Omens
1 Demonic Tutor

Column 3:
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Condemn
1 Mizzium Mortars

Pack 5

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Innocent Blood
1 Griffin Guide
1 Hallowed Fountain

Row 2:
1 Flickerwisp
1 Dark Confidant
1 Cataclysm

Row 3:
1 Polluted Delta
1 Underground Sea
1 Quarantine Field

Column 1:
1 Innocent Blood
1 Flickerwisp
1 Polluted Delta

Column 2:
1 Griffin Guide
1 Dark Confidant
1 Underground Sea

Column 3:
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Cataclysm
1 Quarantine Field

Pack 6

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Hinder
1 Incinerate
1 Outpost Siege

Row 2:
1 Boom // Bust
1 Marsh Flats
1 Delver of Secrets

Row 3:
1 Terminus
1 Tribal Flames
1 Liliana, Heretical Healer

Column 1:
1 Hinder
1 Boom // Bust
1 Terminus

Column 2:
1 Incinerate
1 Marsh Flats
1 Tribal Flames

Column 3:
1 Outpost Siege
1 Delver of Secrets
1 Liliana, Heretical Healer

Pack 7

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Plateau
1 Restoration Angel
1 Soulfire Grand Master

Row 2:
1 Kor Skyfisher
1 Snuff Out
1 Thirst for Knowledge

Row 3:
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Brimstone Volley
1 Steam Vents

Column 1:
1 Plateau
1 Kor Skyfisher
1 Sacred Foundry

Column 2:
1 Restoration Angel
1 Snuff Out
1 Brimstone Volley

Column 3:
1 Soulfire Grand Master
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Steam Vents

Pack 8

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Badlands
1 Gideon Jura
1 Vendilion Clique

Row 2:
1 Murderous Redcap
1 Epochrasite
1 Squelch

Row 3:
1 Executioner's Capsule
1 Kytheon, Hero of Akros
1 Brainstorm

Column 1:
1 Badlands
1 Murderous Redcap
1 Executioner's Capsule

Column 2:
1 Gideon Jura
1 Epochrasite
1 Kytheon, Hero of Akros

Column 3:
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Squelch
1 Brainstorm

Pack 9

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Complicate
1 Baleful Strix

Row 2:
1 Brainstorm
1 Grim Lavamancer
1 Bloodstained Mire

Row 3:
1 Zurgo Bellstriker
1 Tundra
1 Arid Mesa

Column 1:
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Brainstorm
1 Zurgo Bellstriker

Column 2:
1 Complicate
1 Grim Lavamancer
1 Tundra

Column 3:
1 Baleful Strix
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Arid Mesa

Pack 10

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Serendib Efreet
1 Hallowed Burial
1 Carrion Feeder

Row 2:
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Loyal Cathar
1 Sultai Emissary

Row 3:
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Hero of Oxid Ridge

Column 1:
1 Serendib Efreet
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Bloodstained Mire

Column 2:
1 Hallowed Burial
1 Loyal Cathar
1 Inquisition of Kozilek

Column 3:
1 Carrion Feeder
1 Sultai Emissary
1 Hero of Oxid Ridge

Pack 11

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Coldsteel Heart
1 Strip Mine
1 Chainer's Edict

Row 2:
1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1 Tidehollow Sculler
1 Flooded Strand

Row 3:
1 Plated Geopede
1 Soul Reap
1 Malicious Affliction

Column 1:
1 Coldsteel Heart
1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1 Plated Geopede

Column 2:
1 Strip Mine
1 Tidehollow Sculler
1 Soul Reap

Column 3:
1 Chainer's Edict
1 Flooded Strand
1 Malicious Affliction

Pack 12

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Ludevic's Test Subject
1 Valorous Stance

Row 2:
1 Tragic Slip
1 Arrogant Bloodlord
1 Adventuring Gear

Row 3:
1 Young Pyromancer
1 Control Magic
1 Mark of Mutiny

Column 1:
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Tragic Slip
1 Young Pyromancer

Column 2:
1 Ludevic's Test Subject
1 Arrogant Bloodlord
1 Control Magic

Column 3:
1 Valorous Stance
1 Adventuring Gear
1 Mark of Mutiny

Pack 13

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Lightning Helix
1 Flame Slash

Row 2:
1 Fabled Hero
1 Oust
1 Chief of the Edge

Row 3:
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Brainstorm
1 Daze

Column 1:
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Fabled Hero
1 Fleshbag Marauder

Column 2:
1 Lightning Helix
1 Oust
1 Brainstorm

Column 3:
1 Flame Slash
1 Chief of the Edge
1 Daze

Pack 14

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Mother of Runes
1 Carrion Feeder
1 Wretched Anurid

Row 2:
1 Opposition
1 Goblin Bombardment
1 Greater Gargadon

Row 3:
1 Steppe Lynx
1 Blasting Station
1 Day of Judgment

Column 1:
1 Mother of Runes
1 Opposition
1 Steppe Lynx

Column 2:
1 Carrion Feeder
1 Goblin Bombardment
1 Blasting Station

Column 3:
1 Wretched Anurid
1 Greater Gargadon
1 Day of Judgment

Pack 15

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Xathrid Necromancer
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Boros Reckoner

Row 2:
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Sea Gate Oracle
1 Forbidden Alchemy

Row 3:
1 Faith's Fetters
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
1 Blasphemous Act

Column 1:
1 Xathrid Necromancer
1 Everflowing Chalice
1 Faith's Fetters

Column 2:
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Sea Gate Oracle
1 Nevinyrral's Disk

Column 3:
1 Boros Reckoner
1 Forbidden Alchemy
1 Blasphemous Act

Pack 16

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Flooded Strand
1 Reckless Charge
1 Nekrataal

Row 2:
1 Flooded Strand
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Expedition Map

Row 3:
1 Mind Stone
1 Frost Walker
1 Baneslayer Angel

Column 1:
1 Flooded Strand
1 Flooded Strand
1 Mind Stone

Column 2:
1 Reckless Charge
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Frost Walker

Column 3:
1 Nekrataal
1 Expedition Map
1 Baneslayer Angel

 

[Aoret]

Drafted vs KoalaOfDoom (one of my RL friends and paper magic drafters). It was his first time grid drafting and first time playing MODO so a bit rough, but I'll post up anyhow.

Draft stream: http://www.twitch.tv/aoret/v/27421384
Deckbuild stream: http://www.twitch.tv/aoret/v/27421705
Match 1 stream: http://www.twitch.tv/aoret/v/27421978
Match 2 stream: http://www.twitch.tv/aoret/v/27422193

Aoret's Deck:


KoalaOfDoom's deck:


He request feedback on both his play and his deck so if anybody watches the stream please feel free to comment Thanks!

 

[Jason Waddell]

Export to YouTube and I'll give it a watchie watch

 

[Aoret]

Export to YouTube and I'll give it a watchie watch

waiting on the others. It may not work since they're long videos. We'll see...

 

[Aoret]

Match 1

Match 2

Draft is still processing.. bleh

 

[Jason Waddell]

Haven't seen it all, but so far his play has been pretty suboptimal. Looks like he could have suited up the Fencing Ace with Adventuring Gear and just didn't, losing out on a lot of potential.

If I'm in your spot I probably just blink the Tidehollow Sculler with Resto and get a free peek at his hand, taking Day of Judgment again most likely.

 

[Aoret]

Excellent points on both. Totally didn't think about blinking sculler for a peek.

I gotta say, streaming drafts and games has helped a ton already learning stuff about both gameplay and design.

 

[Jason Waddell]

Another thing: It didn't seem like you realized Porcelain Legionnaire trades with Fencing Ace. Your biggest threat to losing the game was letting Delver flip and kill you in the air. Which is kind of what happened, it got you to 3 and the bird finished you off.

I think not attacking with the Unhallowed Cathar was a mistake. It can't block, and you're happy to trade if off with the Delver. If he's actually behind, you open the door to him to swing and pop Disk post combat.

I wouldn't normally be so critical, but you seem to like the feedback. Let me know if I've misinterpreted.

 

[Jason Waddell]

I like how your deck had the human-zombie hybrid going on, even if it wasn't relevant.


Also love that you were able to get full value off of this card:

 

[Aoret]

I knew the legionnaire traded but didn't want to trade it (which was probably wrong). I'd have to rewatch to be sure but I think the rationale was "I have an equipment that makes this win instead of trading, and I'm willing to spend life to dominate the board".

The other one... uh... just sounds wrong without even looking at the board state. I haven't had time to rewatch the games yet, only the draft. This second one sounds pretty clear cut, but I'll look out for both situations! Thanks dude!